Corn-shock compressor



(No Model.)

J. B. HUGHES.

CORN SHOCK COMPRESSOR.

No. 333,304. Patented Dec. Z9, 1885.

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JASON B. HUGHES, OF GREENSBURG, INDIANA.

CORN-SHOCK COMPRESSOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333.304, dated December 29, 1885.

Application filed July 3, 1884. Serial No. 136,770. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ASON B. Huenns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greensburg, in the county of Decatur and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oorn-Shock Compressors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

to My invention relates to improvements in corn-shock compressors, having for its object the provision of a device by which shocks of cornstalks may be readily drawn and compressed and temporarily held while a band of T5 any suitable material is secured around the shock.

My invention has further for its object the provision of a device which shall be simple and durable in construction, efficient in operation, and cheap of manufacture; and it consists of a body, of wood, metal, or other material, having a bifurcated or cut-away portion in which is supported on a suitable pin afriction-pulley and apivoted grooved dog or cam, transversely of the face of which are inserted concave-faced metal teeth, said body having a rope or cord secured thereto, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth,and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a central horizontal section with the cam bearing upon the rope. Fig. 2 is a similar section with the cam withdrawn. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, and Fig.4 is adetail perspective view of the cam.

Similar letters of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a body-piece,made of wood, metal, or any other suitable material, and having one end bifurcated or cut away, substantially as shown in Fig. 3. Between the two walls or branches of the body thus provided is suitably mounted on a pin, a, a friction-pulley, B, having a groove, 1), over which passes a rope or cord, 0, secured to an eye or hook, c, at the opposite end of the body A, which is at this point preferably left solid, as at d, thereby greatly strengthening the device, and cut away, as at d, to permit of the play of a dog or cam, E. This cam is mounted at 0 between the walls of and near 53 the front of the body'for convenience of manipulation, and its curved face is provided with a longitudinal groove, e. Transversely of this groove, in apertures formed on each side thereof, are inserted concave-faced metal teeth 55 e, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the advantage of this construction over a cam with integrally-formed teeth being that when the teeth become so worn or broken as to lose their holding power they can be easily and 6 quickly replaced. The curved face of the cam is eccentric with its pivot, thus causing the cam to bear with increasing pressure upon the cord in accordance with the strain put upon the latter when encompassing the corn-shock while the permanent pawl is being secured.

The operation of my device is as follows: A shock of cornstalks having been gathered, the rope or cord is passed around it, and the free end thereof is passed through the walls of the body and between the cam or dog and the friction-pulley. The cord or rope is then pulled taut until the shock is compressed into a firm and compact mass, when the cam is pressed upon the cord or rope, and by reason of its eccentric face holding the same securely and firmly while the operator is engaged in securing the permanent band around the shock. To remove the cord from the shock it is only necessary to draw upon the free end,when the cam is loosened and can be turned back.

It will be observed that the corn-shock can be quickly and easily bound by this improved device with a minimum of labor, the passage of the rope or cord through the device being facilitated by the friction-pulley, and that by reason of the teeth upon the cam the'rope or cord is prevented from slipping.

Modifications in the form and proportions or parts may be made without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of my invention, and I would therefore have it understood that I hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s-

A cornshock compressor consisting of a bifurcated body, a grooved wheel mounted in the lower end of the bifurcation, the curved cam eccentric with the pin on which it is mounted, grooved, and provided with concave-faced metal teeth inserted transversely of the groove, and a cord or rope secured at one end to a ring or hook in the top of the body, substantially as described.

7 In testirnony whereof I aflix my signature [0 in presence of two witnesses.

JASON B. HUGHES.

Witnesses; 7 Q

J OHN H. BATTER'ron, FRANK BATTERTON. 

